Rim mounting



Feb, 27, 1923. l,447,108.

w. w. vosBuRGH.

HIM MOUNTING.

Fil-.ED DEC.23|1920.

ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 27, 19.23.

f wo'osrnn'ivosnnnen, or TROY, Nnwryonx.

meinen-Mme.

, 'pvplieagtionnledlvecember 23,1920, ySerial,1\i"o..l4,32,730.

Toalwvmif'mey ,Be it "known ,hatv l, WmLIAM, Yes- Bnnen, :a :citizen @fthe -United '.States, .and resident .of Troy, in the r.county .o'lRens's'evlaer -andtate of New Yorlgfhave invented la .anew fand improved Rim.`,Mountin"g, Lof Nvhichfthe' following is va full, .clear.and. vexact description. .v y

y invention relates to a rim mounting fand aims tov providea .device of Athis .'har` facter; gbyvfmeans ofy avhicha grim 'may be 1associated-;vvithand detaohedifrom the ffelly .of afwheel ,withfannaximum.oease.V It is IWellsap'preciatefd',in connection with automotive and other vehiclesvv enipfloyingy u pneumatic gtires, that.y it .has beencustomary 5to V4provide arim f otanyldes'irable character, which vvaso'f a diameter `suiiic`ienti to` permit of its v.being :slipped" upon the .,elly ,df a fvvheelgethus :providing what AJvasjknOWn as vya.demountable,rim, thedvatages of .Which 4 .farefvvellglmown A v ,4

.However-tto isecure ..this:rim its proper ,position, it haslbeennecessary itoresort' to the.use otwhatais ,commonlyknovvnfas' rim plugs which have .engaged e scren7 lthreaded y,bruts assooiatednvithlthe jfelly, and -they `ltion, at (thesame time.. commonly 4e'merting a 3o '-vved-ge action-ffonservingto. llinth Space existentl between the outerredgejoffthe rim .andiel'ly I .y ,i `-l7i7itl1..a.view f f gpnoviding maximum security,A vand reduong f the @strain upon each 3 5 of thev lugs, [itV .has v,beenensrtnnaryr' tojl utilize *,quite. ja. fnumber I.f the salme. fParticiilarly v Where av .has been Nin position for .any .lengthof timegreat 'diiiiclfi,ltyfis experienced :in starting "Lthese lugs, as they "become ffrozenvinponthe'blts., A y .lhis gdircltyiis.. multiplied' incident to the number f lugs utilized, and asidefrom this objection, :it-.is @emmene ithslllgsffe lili Id 'j i uiten-laye 'of mud ennemi and ,.nponra belngremoyed.

l parts becoming frozen desired fchalacter; is

great amount of 'strain is exerted upon those 'bolts to whichllugs are applicdyas Well as tothe rim,'vvheel'and tire, incident to the play which will come into being due to this insecure method of applying the rim.V

Having lthe foregoing defects in v`mind Iv have novv provided a rim mounting which shall primarily errnit ofthe associationV of arim With an elly of 4a vWheel vin suchy a manner that all playland squea'ks, as Wellas uneven strain avoided.

A further object ofmy invention is the provision of a device of this character, by means ofvvhichthe rim may befdetached yand applied with amaximum of ease, aside from the'fact that it Will not permit of'gthe A still furthernobjeot of myjinvention is the provision of a vdevice 'of the' character speciiied, i by means of vvhi'ch a single 4manipulation ofthe parts vvillV serve to achieve the result desired,sothat'itvvill not be necessary for the operator r` to `manipulate and handle numerousduplicated parts av number of times, resi'iltingV in the vsoiling .0f 'the .hands and clothes; l. y'servedto clamp '.thenmrlinfiits proper posi- Further'objects ofy my invention will apl.pear in the annexed specificationand draw- .taken alongthe'line 2-2 of Figure' l, in

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e upon the ,parts Will vbe Vvligure 3 is ai'ragmentary perspective l invention.y l t In'these vievvs the referencenumeral 5 indicates@ thegliub, ,-6 the spokes, and "7 the view illustrating one, ofthe Idetails of my v'fellyeiifany desired type of vvheeL-to-vvhich pensate fo'r the space probwiden byftheatre-instrgtheface eine kby hand subsequent telly band, which is an expedient commonly resorted to. Thus upon the rim being properly positioned upon the telly a bearing surface will be provided throughout the entire width thereot, contrary to the conventional construction, which provides a support adjacent the inner edge ot the rim by this portion contacting band, and at certain parts adjacent the outer edge ot the rim, at which points the lugs are interposed between the rimv and telly.

Also, contrary to the usual construction, a ring 11 is movably attached as at 12, to the telly 7, and rotatable in a plane parallel with respect thereto. It will also be noted that this ring includes a series ot cut out portions 13 ot any desired number, and in its outer edge, and is also provided with a number ot wedge-shaped shoulders 14 having their inner ends, i.y e., the oint at which they are ot least width, adjacent one ot the cutout portions 13, and terminating at their point ot maximum width substantially adjacent the next cut out portion.

ln this connection, it is to be noted that the shoulders 14 are ot a number corresponding to the number ot cut out portions provided, and that each ot these shoulders extends in the same direction as the shoulders tormed adjacent to it.

It will now be seen, reterence being had to Figure 2, that the rim 9 has secured to it, adjacent the inner edge, a plurality ot hooks 15 which also correspond to the number ot cutout portions 13 provided, and have their inner ends lying in a plane corresponding to that occupied by, the shoulders 14 ot the ring l1. Thus the ring may be rotated in a manner hereinafter more tully specified, to a point at which the guides willlie adjacent the cutout portion 13. The rim may now be properly positioned upon the telly by moving the same inwardly theretrom, and it will be tound that the hooks 15 will move through the cutout portion 13.

Now with a. view ot providing means serving to properly move the ring 11, it will be seen that anyi suitable medium may be utilized as tor instance, that illustrated in Figure 3. s

In this view it will be noted that the ring 11 is provided with an inwardly extending shoulder portion 16 tormed with a series ot openings 17, and the telly Y mounts a plate 18 provided with a series ot studs 19.

Obviously upon a lever 2O ot any desired character being utilized in the manner indicated, it will be seen that the studs 19 will act as a tulcrum, the outer end ot the lever serving to move the ring 11 in a positive manner. Thus the ring 11 may be rotated rim in the manner specitied, until the shoulf ders 14 engage the hooks 15.

With a view ot torcing the ring to its lmovement on the part vented.

ment with said shoulders,

to the application ot the i `upon the rim being removed. with the telly Also with a view= ot providing suitable means serving to prevent any ot the ring upon its having been once moved, to its proper position, may be operated in any suitable manner, as by means ot a'thumb screw '22,*to eltect positive engagement with a ratchet 23 torming a part ot the inner edge yot the ring 11. Thus'upon this ring having been moved to its proper position and the ratchet or other means employed to engage-the same having been properly applied, anylaccidental loosening on the part ot the ring will bepre- From the toregoing it will be appreciated that I have constructed' al rim mounting by means ot which all ot the: `objections set torth in the preamble' are avoided, as well as the benefits lalso set torth will be received.

Obviously numerous' ymodifications ot structure might readilypbe resorted to without in the least departing trom thespirit ot my invention, ywhich Tclaim as-4' 1. A rimmounting including ya telly band, aring provided with inclined shoulders at one side ot said band, a rim, hook members secured to said rim, said members ,being adapted to 'cooperate withv said inclined shoulders, means respect to said telly band whereby to torce said hook members into intimate engage a pawl, means tor mounting said p awl, and a ratchet termed on said ring whereby vto lool; the rimwith respect to the latter.

2. A rim mounting including a telly band, a ring tormed with inclined shoulders arsecured t said rim, said hooks being adapted to co-operatewithsaid shoulders, a se ries ot studs, means tor mounting said studs, and a shoulder" also' forming a part yot said band7 said last-mentioned adapted to project to a point adjacent said studs and being torined with a series ot openings.

3, The combination witha. wheel having a beveled telly provided with an up-standingiiange adjacent to its inner edge, a removable rim having a telly engaging tace provided withv a vplurality ot transverse wedges, a plurality ot hoolrs carried by the rim andf extending over and beyond the flange `ot the tellyq a removable ring provided witha'plurality ot openings adjacent to its periphery, said openings designed to.

accidental tor moving said ring with T 'conveniently utilize a pawl 21 which i shoulder being vregister with said hoks,

ring to drew the rim' tightly flange and the Wedgesvof the rim beveled face of the felly, and means vfor retaining the ring in said position.

, WILLIAMvWoosTE-R VOSBURGH. i'

against the fnnetioning underA eontnued rotation of the 

